The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1887-11-11
FOUR DEADLY BOMBS.
Engines Of Death Found seereted in
Anarchist dngg's Celia Timely Dis
coyery = Engel attempts Suicide - The
Amnesty Movement.

Anarchist Lingg's Celia Timely Dis
coyery - Engel attempts Suicide - The
Amnesty Movement
CHICAGO, Nov -Four bombs tSeFe taken
YESTERDAY morning from the cell OF LOFTS
Lingg, the condemned Anarchist, in Cook
County Jail They were foTsnd under his
cot hidden beneath a mass OF PAPERS and
odds and ends of various kinds and were
inelosed in Misunderstanding wooden box.
A thorough search of all the cells
of the condemned men was in progress
at the time by direction OF Sheriff Matson
and Jailef Fola Turnkey john Egan was
the man to make the discovery. He at once
took the bombs to che jail office, where
cursory examination at once made their
capabilities for destructive oss apparent
As soon as their nature was determined it
was deemed unwiSe to make further exam
ination and they were Wrapped in news
papers and laid aside to await tie sberiff's
disposal. He arrived soon afterwards, afia
as neither he nor any of the Jail officials
had any practical knowledge of the
mechanism of Internal machines the
bombs We're taken from the iaA and
placed in. the hands of an expert S6f
examination. The bombs were four in
number, as stated, and were what are
known as "gas-pipe" bombs in distinction
from the spherical bomb thrown at the
Haymarket. The iron gas-pipe used was
about six inches long and an inch in di-
ameter. All were exactly alike as to dmen-
sions, and differed only in some of the
minor details All were plugged at each
end, and in the Judgment of those who
made examination, were filed with ex-
plosive material of unknown character.
The plugs were of metal, and those GXs
amined had been turned i'll order to fit
with exactness and solidity The sher-.
if refused to state in whose hands
the bombs were placed for examination,
and said that no report would be made on
them until to-day. No representatives of
the press were admitted to the Jail until the
bombs had been removed, and no author.
lied statement of the facts was made until
nearly 5 o'clock. The search which
resulted in the finding of the
bombs was not undertaken in eonse-
quence of any hint received by the Jail offs
cials or of any definite suspicion The cells
of the condemned men have been casually
searched each day; but towing to the mass of
papers, books and trash of ali kinds that has
accumulated the examination has been nee
and Jailer Folz talked the matter over few
days ago and decided that inasmuch as the
date of execution was drawing near it would
be wise precaution to make search of
the persons and cells of the condemned
men which should be absolute in it's thor
oughness During the search Li11gg, who
with Engel had been removed to
the consultation cage, was extremely
b17to hat n il, I,e,l
been found, seemed to think that the worst
was over, and almost immediately regained
his self-possession and assumed his usual
Indifferent, defiant manner. Nothing sus.
picious was found in the cells of the Other
condemned men.
There is, of course, much speculation as to
how the bombs gotinto Lingg's cell and how
and when they were to be used Necessarily
they must have been taken to the jail by
somebody in full accord with Lingg's state
OF mind and intentions and passed in some
manner to Lingg or one of his fellow An
archists. The bombs might be gotten
to the prisoners in several ways, and none
OF them are particularly improbable. The
easiest way would have been for visitor to
pass them through the grating that divides
the visitors cage from the prisoners pen
George Engel attempted suicide Saturday
night by taking an ounce of laudanum
About 11:20 o'clock Emil Zoener, who is
on the night death watch, passed Engel's
cell and was attracted by groans
coming from Engel's cell On stop
ping to inquire the cause he
found Engel Frustrated on his back and
breathing heavily. He called him by name,
but received no answer, and on opening his
cell door discovered that the man was I'M
conscious and suffering from the effect of
some drug, which had stupefied him
A physician was called and he soon dis
covered that Engel was suffering from
poison His eyes were dilated, and rolled
systematically. DR.. Gray at once COM
menced active work on his. patient.
After an hour and half hard Ia
Dor DR.: Gray succeeded in getting Engel
out of danger, and he was left to
the care of the Jail attendants until morn
ing. As soon as Engel came to his senses
he raved and. cursed at being disturbed in
his sleep, and asked the reason of his being
awakened He protested that he had
only drank little whisky and
was all right The examination
of Engel's cell ON Sunday resulted
in the discovery of the bottle which
contained the laudanum taken by Engel
The bottle furnished no evidence. from
whom it was procured Engel acknowl-
edged during the day that he had taken the
poison with suicidal intent He said he
preferred death by his own hand to being
executed by law, and had taken the poison
with the intention of taking his life. He
refused to tell where he obtained the drug.
Tables were on Saturday placed in dozen
prominent places, street corners or other
available spots, upon which are petitions
for the Communication of the. sentence
of death on the condemned Anarchists
Mayor Roche granted this privilege with
the provision that no crowds were to be
permitted to collect At - o'clock two
tables were set up near the courthouse, on
Clark street, and on them We're placed
copies of the petition and lead pencil
Behind them on the wall was hung a blue
and-white card sign which read:
petitions for the condemned Anarchists.
Please sign and pass on"
Within two minutes there was a crowd of
nfty or more around the tables, and the
work had begun The names went down
almost as rapidly as one man could give
place to another There was no excitement
and no blockade. The crowd was
constantly changing, but never
augmenting. Similar tables have
been placed in various parts of the city.
Signatures to the petitions will be solicit
ed up to 6 o'clock Tuesday evening, when
the final preparation of the petition to the
Governor must be made.
The bodies of the condemned men will be
turned over to their families after their exc
cution Custom and precedent have estab-
lished this method generally in the United
States, and the sheriff has decided to do so
with the bodies of these men. %
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